River Rat,
Actaully, there are meatlines all over Tacoma. If you go out fishing at Pt. Defiance on a weekend, you will see a bunch of them. If you can get down to Narrows Marina or the Pt. Defiance Boat House, they can help you find one. There is always somebody selling one on the bulletin boards down there. I use downriggers, but have used meatlines in the past. I prefer to fight a fish on a good old fashioned fishing rod for the sport of it. I am not knocking meatlines however, I just prefer the downriggers. Jack